Pulse of The People: Repeal the gun law, restore our rights

The governor through backroom deals and deliberate non-disclosure, managed to get his personal agenda passed all in approximately 36 hours. It has taken him years and he still hasn't decided anything about hydraulic fracturing.

The new gun bill is so flawed that most sheriff departments in the state oppose it. Even the major backers of the bill admit it will not do anything to prevent crime. The bill was pushed based on false information after the shootings in Connecticut that said the rifle was the weapon used.

It took weeks but the truth finally came out that the rifle was found in the trunk of the car and not with the shooter. All the shootings were done with handguns but the governor had to push for the rifle ban and selected the seven round capacity to make the most guns illegal.

The mayor of New York City has said that most shootings in his city were done with guns bought in other states so how will this bill help. The governments own statistics show only 2 percent of crime is done with long guns yet they have become the villain.

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The governor campaigned on having a open and transparent government but it sure wasn't in this case. He is now doing campaign style ads to win over people he lost with this bill. People need to know he violated the state Constitution when he waived the aging period for the bill and he has done a disservice to those who he is to represent.

His assault gun bill is a ban. If you register your assault rifle they know you have it and you can not sell it to anyone and upon your death the State Police show up to confiscate the weapon without any compensation. You can't pass it on to a son or grandson; it is just confiscated. Also the law is so poorly written that it appears that they put in an exemption for antique guns, bolt action, pump or lever action guns then they throw in the except if they have a single assault gun feature, like bayonet lug, flashhider, pistol grip or collapsible stock.

None of which makes any gun more deadly than another. Everything is based on the looks of a gun. ready for a real shocker? That old Civil War musket you may have is now an assault rifle because of the bayonet lug, just like that WWII Mauser rifle and the old M-1 rifle you have in the closet. We also now have to have a background check to buy ammunition and we can no longer buy any ammunition thru the mail. The local meeting I attended seemed to indicate it could be a multi day process to buy ammunition because the State Police has to do a background check and they have not got a process set up nor do they have the ability to do an instant check.

Why this change? just to cause more red tape and make legal gun ownership harder. An we all know that the state does nothing for free so when we will be hit with all the fees for registration renewal and background checks? What we need to do is to fight for repeal of this bad law and to promote the largest mass act of civil disobedience by refusing to register any gun. If nobody registers a gun the law is worthless and we then have grounds for real discussion. The only parts of this law that are worthwhile are those areas that try to limit access for those that should have a gun but the medical profession has issues with releasing records and with patient confidentiality.

The media needs to be fair and report from all sides and not cave in to the pressure of anti-gun media moguls. They need to print the facts and inform the population and an informed population can raise up and fight corruption and promote reform. They have done their best to strike down the Second Amendment, will the First Amendment be next? Research the law and inform the people so real change can start with lawsuits and at the ballot box.

As it stands now the Second Amendment has been crossed out of the Constitution by a governor that has pushed his personal agenda and political ambitions. We must act to restore our rights and repeal this law. Join together to cause change and restore the rights of all New Yorkers.